Evening Dress
1983-1984 (made)
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Black aluminium mesh evening dress. Wrap style with silk bindings. With a diamanté cross over dress. Asymmetrical hemline dipping into a point. Silk volant bow at the hip with trailing scarf ends.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Aluminium mesh, silk and diamanté |
| Brief description | Evening dress in aluminium mesh, Gianni Versace, 1983-1984 |
| Physical description | Black aluminium mesh evening dress. Wrap style with silk bindings. With a diamanté cross over dress. Asymmetrical hemline dipping into a point. Silk volant bow at the hip with trailing scarf ends. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Gallery label | Label for the exhibition: "The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014"
WOMAN’S HOUNDSTOOTH SUIT
Gianni Versace, Autumn/Winter 1983/4
Wool and leather
Gianni Versace took great care with the textiles for his collections. A constant innovator, Versace collaborated with many textile manufacturers to achieve specific qualities. Versace commissioned Prato textile maker Faliero Sarti to make the wool houndstooth pattern of this suit.
GIVEN BY THE DESIGNER
V&A: T.316&A, B, E, F, H-1985(05/04/2014-27/07/2014) |
| Credit line | Given by Signor Gianni Versace |
| Object history | To mark being the subject of a Study Day at the V&A in 1985, Gianni Versace presented the Museum with a collection of his work, including aluminium mesh dresses which are the original 1984 versions of dresses which were worn by Princess Caroline of Monaco, the model and actor Candace Bergen, and the Italian pop singer Ornella Vanoni. |
| Bibliographic reference | Mendes, Valerie. Black In Fashion. London: V&A Publications, 1999.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.321-1985 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2009 |
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